English
supermaxillary
From super- + maxillary.
Formed from super- + maxillary
Proto-Indo-European *smeḱ- ‘beard’
Proto-Italic *smakslā
Latin māla ‘the cheekbone, jaw’
Latin māxilla ‘the jawbone, jaw’
Latin māxillāris ‘of or belonging to the jaw’
English maxillary
Today it means
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Sources
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